title: The role of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group in establishing standards of cancer care: over 50 years of progress through clinical research.
abstract: Since its start as the Eastern Cooperative Cancer Chemotherapy Group in 1955, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) has been at the vanguard of adult cancer clinical research in the United States, and for more than 50 years its research findings have influenced cancer care worldwide. While the cancer clinical research milieu has changed considerably since its inception, the ECOG, through sound leadership and a committed membership, has maintained its pioneering roles in scientific discovery and defining standards of cancer care for all adult cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. Giantonio.bruce@jimmy.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Bruce J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Giantonio
authors.forename: Arlene A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Forastiere
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Comis
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy